How Did the Solar System Form? The tale of our sun may begin with another star: a predecessor whose fiery death brought about the birth of our solar system.

The research shows the asteroid likely is made of compounds that came from different parts of the proto-planetary disk that made the solar system.

Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research ...

Over four billion years ago, the solar system was a wild and dangerous place. Swirling clouds of dust and gas slowly turned ...

Tour of Our Solar System Tour of Our Solar System Embark on an immersive journey through our solar system, from the huge mountains on Mars to the swirling clouds of Jupiter and more! We’ll explore the ...

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe has detected oxygen on Comet 67P, raising new questions about the formation of the solar system.

The samples, which were scooped up by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during a brief yet dramatic touchdown on Bennu in 2020, ...

Astronomers using ALMA have discovered that planet-forming discs are not flat and serene but subtly warped, reshaping our ...

A telescope in Chile recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS' glowing tail, which observations reveal has grown as the interstellar object ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx samples from asteroid Bennu reveal stardust, water-driven chemistry, and clues to life’s origins in the ...